While looking for a present for a friend at the local model store, I couldn’t resist to bring this model home for myself: The 1959 Cadillac Cyclone XP 74 Concept Car, scale 1:18 from the Minichamps American Dream Cars Collection….

The most important celebration of automotive beauty on European grounds is going to take place again, at the the grounds of Villa d’Este and the adjacent parkland of Villa Erba in the northern Italian town of Cernobbio. From 23 – 25 May…

A walk on Retromobile feels like an excursion on a busy flea market filled with the most desirable objects at every possible corner and booth, at least if you are a car enthusiast. It is a concentration of car passion…

The year’s first Classic Car event Interclassics & TopMobiel in Maastricht has grown to a renowned international fair, with very high quality cars, a great variety of international exhibitors and good sales. 2014 is the year of Maserati, celebrating its…

On the Nuremberg Toy Fair yesterday I spotted this exceptional sculpture of the Lamborghini 350 GTV. The abstract sculpture in scale 1/12 expresses the essence and iconic shape of the first Lamborghini sports car, designed by Franco Scaglione. The sculpture…

At Techno Classica Essen 2013 I came across this beautiful face of a 1952 Siata Daina Sport Coupe originally bodied by Bertone. In Essen the car was presented by Touring Superleggera Milano, the company that recently restored this small beauty….

The 1951 January issue of ‘Das Auto’ shows the beautiful impression of a Mercedes 170S driving up a snowy mountain road, illustrated by Walter Gotschke. Like in many of his drawings and paintings, he tells a little story. Here obviously…

Porsche’s 12 Hours of Sebring USA 1971 victory poster was created by Erich Strenger (1922-1993), like many other Porsche victory posters. Strenger possibly worked on it during and right after the race to be ready right after the event. The 1971…

Most car model sculptors and model collectors are into miniaturizing the real thing as perfect and detailed as possible, not so John Wessels. The South Africa based artist goes a step further: Interpreting the style and grace of an automobile…

This charcoal drawing was done for the Villa d’Este ‘Exclusive Artist’ exhibition, held at the premises of the legendary Hotel during the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2006 in Cernobbio. I was honored to be chosen as the only artist for…

Amazing as always, the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2013 proved to be the most important event regarding beauty and automobile on European grounds again. Apart from some exciting surprises and the fantastic (and not surprisingly all winning) Bugatti 57SC Atlantic, a…

If a Concours d’Elegance for books would exist, this book would be an all-class winner. Peter M. Larsen with Ben Erickson have gathered all available information about the less than 40 built Talbo Lago Grand Sports, and compiled it into…

Capturing the simple shape of a 911 in a sketch seems easy, but the iconically modeled bodywork with almost no defined edges creates some extremely exciting reflections, probably the secret of the 911′s (and also 356′s) beauty. Modeling a shape…

As always, Techno Classica is the overkill regarding classic cars, automobilia, car literature, models, accessories, art and restoration services. Too many interesting vehicles to mention (more than 2500), and a great source for purchasing many of the featured objects on…

It is rare to get insights on the work that is done behind the walls of design departments of car manufacturers. With the editorial support of German design Professor Othmar Wickenheiser, Gert Hildebrand has created a book that shows the…

From 11 to 13 January 2013, MECC Maastricht hosted the InterClassics & TopMobiel again, the biggest classic car event in the Benelux. The two leading themes were ‘100 Years of Aston Martin’ and ‘Bugatti Grand Prix Cars’. Exclusively for the…

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Skilled craftsmen, artists and designers shaped the bodywork of the automobile since the early days of motoring.
Professional artists, illustrators, photographers and sculptors were commissioned to visualize these creations again, mostly for commercial purposes like adverts, posters or sales catalogues.
These artworks express the zeitgeist of the automobile in it's historical and cultural context, and can be compiled into an individual category of art - Automotive Art.
The aim is to create an overview over the historical development of Automotive Art and highlight the most important milestones of car design and it's artistic interpretations in applied and fine arts.
We feature artwork and automobilia from our collection, and we share paintings, sketches and photography from our art studio.